Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. The results mirror the shifts that have happened in the communications landscape over the past two years,” wrote Karen Swim , PR, Marketing and Social Media Consultant, Words For Hire , LLC and President of Solo PR Pro.

Communications 156

Communications Survey Employee Measurement 156

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong. The survey was conducted in February 2018 and 155 respondents completed the questionnaire.

Survey 74

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 74

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

Great counseling firms were founded and legendary corporate communications departments were born. For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry.

Survey 132

Survey Ethics Leadership Financial 132

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

That’s one surprising conclusion I drew from a survey of 850 bloggers by ConvertKit. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey. I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. WordPress the Dominate Platform.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Reputation Us

MAY 1, 2019

But recently, the importance of corporations working with nonprofits has been proven to successfully enhance a company’s reputation. Nonprofits that work to leverage this information can help support their own organization—and strengthen the reputation of their corporate partners, thus creating a win-win partnership.

Nonprofit 60

Nonprofit Corporate Reputation Community 60

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I’m going to give it to you straight – developing a Corporate Sustainability Report for your company is a ton of work. What is a Corporate Sustainability Report? Yes, corporate sustainability reports are a valuable communications tool. Corporate Sustainability Reports Rise in Popularity. General Mills.

Corporate 71

Corporate Report Survey Government 71

PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

Proper planning requires a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures of communications effectiveness, including audience preferences and channel utilization, along with measures like reach, readership and engagement. Here are the three steps you need to take to run a successful communications audit. Group size.

Internal 187

Internal International Data Communications 187

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. The first measure came from a business with a marketing automation system implemented. Components to Effectively Measure a B2B Blog. Unique visitors.

B2B 68

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 68

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2013

A bright spot was that we were due to talk with my friend John Friedman , who recently moved into the role of Corporate Citizenship Communications Director for Sodexo (for whom he’s worked for years). On how Sodexo specifically measures its Corporate Citizenship efforts: A3: #Sodexo uses 3 year survey of stakeholders.

Measurement 103

Measurement Corporate Survey Viral 103

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Facebook, meanwhile is dramatically expanding its Community Help feature to address the pandemic. It’s not about the logo.

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Second, on the list – an executive team that doesn’t understand communications – is closely related.

Survey 141

Survey Measurement System Education 141

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting a session at the Earned Media Mastery Summit by Agility PR Solutions and Bulldog Reporter, alongside, Ned Lundquist , Our session is titled, “Earned Media Trends and Best Practices Revealed in an Analysis of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey.” He lists job openings in PR and communications.

Training 98

Training Trends Media Survey 98

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. From your corporate leaders to your average employees, involve the people behind your company in your digital PR campaign. Share Relatable Stories.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. When done well, CSR campaigns like Dove’s can result in earned media, goodwill and even a measurable increase in sales.

Corporate 116

Corporate Retail Policies Employee 116

Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Much like last year’s survey , CMOs said they plan to invest in social, mobile and digital. The survey also found that just 11.5 by Frank Strong.

Mobile 60

Mobile Survey Marketing B2B 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

David PR Group

JULY 13, 2016

Measurement in the world of public relations has always been an ethereal concept. How we measure reputation appears just as daunting to me, but it turns out that analysts at the Harris Poll have been studying this since 1999, gauging the reputations of the most visible companies in the U.S. Harris Reputation Quotient attributes.

Reputation 40

Reputation Measurement How To Financial 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

You can see it in this month’s summary of news – the 24 th edition of the PR Tech Sum – there’s a corporate transaction, a few new products and a handful of PR surveys at the end. >>> Muck Rack announced new dashboards that centralized reporting for PR measurement. Give our services a try. Content picks.

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Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Several chapters in the new Future PRoof book, including my own on sustainable professional development, discuss measurement matters such as return on investment. My view is that monitoring and evaluation need to be connected to research and objectives to have relevance as measures of public relations performance.

Survey 40

Survey Publicity How To Measurement 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Communications professions placed press releases near the bottom of a long list of priorities for the next 12 months, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , a collaborative effort between Ned’s Job-of-the-Week and Sword and the Script Media. Even so, these survey results raise an eyebrow.

Survey 71

Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The PR community needs the competition. In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” Meltwater offers 50 suggested metrics to measure your content marketing. That sounds promising. Propel Raises $4.5

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Sword and the Script

APRIL 9, 2019

For the last four years, I’ve reviewed the annual public relations salary survey by PRWeek. In addition, there are links to my take on this survey from prior years as a reference. In my opinion, this salary survey is reflective of broader economic trends. Non-profit communications salary was $85,000. 2018: $95,000.

Publicity 95

Publicity Survey Comparison Report 95

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Understanding the risks, adopting best practices, and investing in robust cybersecurity measures are crucial for safeguarding our digital realm and ensuring a secure and prosperous future. Crisis communication preparedness: Preparing for cybersecurity incidents is as crucial as prevention. But are companies truly doing enough?

Education 112

Education Employee Measurement Agency 112

PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

ESG is short for Environmental, Social, Governance, so there are a host of wrap around components, like skills development, workforce reform or equality and social impact on communities. An ESG programme ultimately serves as a framework for measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations.

Policies 62

Policies Employee Ethics Survey 62

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Statistics from our 2019 survey on the Importance of Corporate Reputation quantify this. 93 percent of participants of the survey indicated reputation is important when choosing among products or services of similar quality and price. But who oversees a company’s reputation? But who oversees a company’s reputation?

Reputation 79

Reputation Public Affairs Survey Financial 79

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. The corporate reputation sector saw some consolidation this week, as Signal AI, which bills itself as a global external intelligence company, acquired KELP Inc.,

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. Even surveys don’t really cut it.

Publicity 92

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 92

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 14, 2015

In August, the #measurePR Twitter chat took a big picture look at the field of PR measurement. Here’s some of what we talked about: On PR measurement best practices: A2: Don’t ignore the systems you use…look for opportunities to connect data sources and integrate into CRM #measurepr. Survey Monkey. As did Gerard F.

Measurement 40

Measurement Analytics Google Tools 40

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area.”.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In this interview, Peter discusses how brands can better engage audiences, improve their measurement practices and quantify their communication efforts. Why is measurement and analytics such a difficult area for marketers? Measurement and analytics are evolving every day and it is tricky to keep up with.

Measurement 120

Measurement Analytics Big Data Public Affairs 120

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, fired a warning shot in January 2018 about the contribution of corporations to society beyond profit. To prosper long term, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also benefit all their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers and communities in which they operate.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

Survey Identifies Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors, Meltwater Adds Signals, TVEyes Spots Logos in Broadcasts, Cision Shows Pageviews of Coverage, Burrelles Names First Women President For years, I have published a new post every Tuesday like clockwork. Also see: Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds.

Product Launch 97

Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 97

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” In the interview, Lisa shares her insights on content marketing and discusses some of the interesting findings from the Marketwired survey results. Last but certainly not least…measure!

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 1, 2021

As a company that focuses on mobility public relations, we wanted to provide the best possible counsel to our vehicle technology supplier clients about this increased interest in how ESG (and the related reporting) could … and perhaps should … be incorporated into their PR, stakeholder relations and marketing communications activities.

Automotive 98

Automotive Technology Communications Mobile 98

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

I missed my self-imposed deadline in June as I was simply overwhelmed by events: client work – always my first priority – but also bisdev, podcast production, blog posts, and trying to get this year’s annual JOTW comms survey ready for publication. The company explained in an email exchange that MSL is already offering the attribution to U.S.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Carbon as a metric - PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns as a report suggests that the UK is woefully unprepared for climate risk. You’d be welcome to join us. Facebook took down 1.3

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128